Any improvements? Trying to stay under 800.

[MichaelKanRS]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Transcend 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 960 2GB Video Card ($194.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $766.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:25 EST-0500

I already have memory.
MUST HAVE:
i5 4690K
GTX 960/950
Case
SSD+HDD

 

[CTurbo]

This is way better in most ways. $797 before rebates.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($43.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB Twin Frozr V Video Card ($319.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $780.72
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:39 EST-0500



Yes I disregarded your "MUST HAVES" sorry

 

[N3rdR4ge]

ya, your build is completely unbalanced. way too much money on the processor and overclocking accessories. you can EASILY afford better parts that will impact gaming much more substantially. your power supply is also complete garbage for this type of system. there is no reason you "must have" a 4690k or settle with a low end gpu in a $800 build.

 

[CTurbo]

Here if you insist on your " MUST HAVES" this is a lot better than your original build.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $766.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:45 EST-0500

 

[N3rdR4ge]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $800.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:48 EST-0500

 

[MichaelKanRS]

Here if you insist on your " MUST HAVES" this is a lot better than your original build.


PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($224.95 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($102.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX100 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($69.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 960 2GB SuperSC ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($179.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $766.28
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:45 EST-0500

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($62.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($32.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($46.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 390 8GB Nitro Video Card ($309.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Case: Cougar Spike MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $800.81
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-23 23:48 EST-0500

I have updated my parts list:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 PRO4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($83.89 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Transcend 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($49.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: Gigabyte GeForce GTX 970 4GB Video Card ($303.98 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($63.98 @ Newegg)
Total: $824.21
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-24 06:23 EST-0500
Do you guys think that it's better? Also, PCPartPicker says "Unable to verify the BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case and the CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler are compatible.". Is it true?

 

[N3rdR4ge]

Power supply is junk. Get one of our recommendations. Lose the cpu cooler. The i5-6500 comes with one. Waste of money to get a second one, thought it may be a bit quieter. Never heard of transcend. Not sure what made you decide to pick that ssd. Have you researched it at all?

Can't check case compatibility on my phone right now, but that part isn't needed anyway.

 

[CTurbo]

Yes the Corsair CS550w is a below average psu and it actually costs more than XFX 550w in my build which is way better.

The stock cpu cooler is fine.

I'm sure that Transcend isn't terrible, but you could have a much better 240GB ssd from a more reliable brand.

You also chose a GTX970 mini




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB 100 Million Edition Video Card ($310.60 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $791.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-24 12:56 EST-0500

 

[MichaelKanRS]

Yes the Corsair CS550w is a below average psu and it actually costs more than XFX 550w in my build which is way better.

The stock cpu cooler is fine.

I'm sure that Transcend isn't terrible, but you could have a much better 240GB ssd from a more reliable brand.

You also chose a GTX970 mini




PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4590 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($72.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial BX200 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($63.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.89 @ OutletPC)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 970 4GB 100 Million Edition Video Card ($310.60 @ Newegg)
Case: BitFenix Comrade ATX Mid Tower Case ($47.99 @ Amazon)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($55.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $791.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-02-24 12:56 EST-0500

In my region (Japan), XFX costs way more than Corsair and Cooler Master. So I need to choose between them. Since I will be upgrading my CPU later on, I want to have a decent cooler. So I chose H7. SSD is still the cheapest in my region unless I go with SanDisk's Z400s 128GB. I have read alot about the 960 being "trash" so I chose the cheapest 970.